The Big Ask @ Cambridge Junction, Sept 2006, Rotating Leslie and The Dogs

"The Big Ask" is a Friends of the Earth Campaign to take the government to task over the issue of Climate Change - if you want to find out more check out the website at : http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/climate/big_ask/

This gig was one in a series to raise money and awareness for the campaign, but I think that most people were there to see the bands - both of whom had a hefty fan base present. I knew very little about both bands but found the whole night "interesting".

Rotating Leslie really got me going. There was a lot of energy and passion in their set and the vocalist had a hugely powerful voice. I'm writing this retrospectively and I'm finding it difficult to describe what they sounded like but I seem to remember that there were lots of tight guitars and thumping drums to get your heart racing. The Dogs were a very different kind of band. At first I thought "It's the Jam fronted by Rhys Ifans", then I thought "They're telling stories like the Streets". But halfway through their set, the tempo was upped and the kids were in pogo and mosh pit heaven. All very strange to watch from a sober sideline and it completely distracted me from the music. I just remember a lot of aggression - not such a bad thing in music. I can't really say I enjoyed the gig, but like I said, it was "interesting".